Today in Labor History: First Civil War battle in north
On Sept. 17, 1862, Union and Confederate forces clashed at the Antietam, one of the most important battles of the Civil War.
Today in labor history: Textile workers ambushed
The AFL-CIO expanded Wiggins' grave marker in 1979, to include the phrase, "She died carrying the torch of social justice."
Today in labor history: Attica prison uprising ends
Today in labor history in 1971, 11 AFSCME-represented prison employees and 33 inmates died after an uprising at Attica Correctional Facility in New York State and its subsequent bloody end with 1,000 police and national guard troops seizing the prison.
Today in labor history: Eugene Debs sentenced to 10 years for opposing WWI
Eighty-seven years ago today, Eugene Debs (1855-1926) was sentenced to 10 years in prison for opposing U.S. Entry into World War I.
Today in labor history: Miners win landmark 1897 strike
On Sept. 11, 1897, thousands of coal miners ended a 10-week strike after winning an eight-hour day, semi-monthly pay, and abolition of company stores.
Today in Labor History: H.R. 15316 signed into law on September 7, 1916
Federal employees won the right to receive Workers' Compensation insurance coverage in1916.
Today in labor history: New York’s first Labor Day parade
The Sept. 5, 1882 parade had nearly 30,000 marchers, who demanded fair working conditions, including the eight-hour work day.
Today in Labor History: Union formed, rich taxed, scaffolds made safer
On August 30, 1935 President Franklin Roosevelt's Wealth Tax Act increased taxes on the rich and big business and lowered taxes for small businesses
Today in labor history: Katrina slams New Orleans
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, leading to the worst natural (and also man-made) disaster in U.S. history.
Today in labor history: W.E.B. Du Bois dies in Ghana
On this day in 1963 on the eve of the historic March on Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois died in Ghana.
